RINGWOOD Town Council has decided on grants to help local organisations.

They awarded £400 to Ringwood Town Youth Football Club, £400 to Age Concern Hampshire for a pilot project called Greencare for dementia sufferers in Ringwood and £400 to Avon Valley Concerts for chamber music concerts.

They gave £250 to Ringwood Meeting House Association for the collation, display and maintenance of First World War material and £250 to New Forest Disability Information Service towards the provision of free disability related information and advice for Ringwood residents.